Roman Polanski: 1 Oscar win,
5 Oscar nominations
Posted: August 2026
List of Oscar nominations for Roman Polanski. Roman Polanski has been nominated for 5 Academy Awards and won 1. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database
2002: The Pianist (Best Picture) (shared with Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde) — lost to Chicago (Martin Richards). Other nominees: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson), Gangs of New York (Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein), The Hours (Scott Rudin, Robert Fox)
WON: 2002: The Pianist (Best Director) — Other nominees: Pedro Almodóvar (Talk to Her), Stephen Daldry (The Hours), Rob Marshall (Chicago), Martin Scorsese (Gangs of New York)
1980: Tess (Best Director) — lost to Robert Redford (Ordinary People). Other nominees: Martin Scorsese (Raging Bull), Richard Rush (The Stunt Man), David Lynch (The Elephant Man)
1974: Chinatown (Best Director) — lost to Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather Part II). Other nominees: John Cassavetes (A Woman Under the Influence), Bob Fosse (Lenny), François Truffaut (Day for Night)
1968: Rosemary’s Baby (Best Adapted Screenplay) — lost to The Lion in Winter (James Goldman). Other nominees: The Odd Couple (Neil Simon), Rachel, Rachel (Stewart Stern), Oliver! (Vernon Harris)